𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥

MAJOR TRIGGER WARNING- R*PE, VIOLENCE, DE@TH

A 14 year old girl was raped by 9 men

A 17 year old girl was raped by 44 men

A 12 year old girl was raped and murdered

LGBTQ+ people are being raped in India by their family as a way to 'fix them.'

A Class 9 student, the girl had come to Umaria from Jabalpur to meet her mother on January 10. On January 11, two men, Akash and Rahul, met her in a market. They asked her to join them for a lunch. They took the girl to a forest and raped her, They reached a dhaba where they held her hostage for the whole night. Later, Dhaba owner Paras Soni and four others raped her. The girl requested the accused to allow her to go. The girl was sent to her home in a truck. She shared her trauma with the truck driver, Rohit Yadav, but instead of informing police, the driver raped her. The truck driver left her near a toll plaza on Umaria-Katni road. She flagged down another truck and the unidentified driver too raped her. "The girl somehow reached her home on January 13 and informed the police," he added. Police are investigating the matter and are on the lookout for the unidentified truck driver. (source)

According to the times of India, India sees 88 rape cases a day with the conviction rate below 33%, and these are JUST the reported cases, hundreds of cases go unreported daily.

Crimes against women increased by 7.3% in India from 2018 to 2019.

In 2018, India was ranked as the most dangerous country in the world for women according to a survey by Thomas Reuters Foundation.

While some of us can think about leaving the country, not everyone can. We need to make it safe; safe for people who can't afford it, safe for people who cant leave, safe for women to wear what they want and safe for women to be able to step out at any point they want.

Another day, another victim- is there any humanity left in India?

This video about rape in India and the girl speaking in the video said, "being born as a girl in India is a curse and I would pack my bags and leave this country if I ever have a daughter because this country worships female gods but can't respect a single woman."

Cows are more respected than women and dalits here, what does that say about our country??

#whendoesitstop

The day each woman can roam around at night without fear in your heart, the day when each woman can do whatever they want is the day this country will truly be independent.

Do not stay silent

Use your privilege and use your platform.

Non-government organizations' charity funds that help protect and empower women who are victims of these crimes in India- here

Further details on the rapes in India- here